[NEW UPDATE] Al-Qaeda Chief Behind Algeria Plant Attack Killed

Chad’s president confirmed the death of the toughest and most ruthless of the Al Qaeda commanders in the region.

One of the world's most wanted terrorists, he had claimed responsibility for the strike on the In Amenas gas plant in which more than 60 people were killed after troops stormed the complex on 19 Jan

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Chad’s president confirmed the death of the toughest and most ruthless of the Al Qaeda commanders in the region.

Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, a senior al-Qaeda militant accused of killing Western hostages, has been killed in Mali, Chad's President Idriss Deby says.

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The employer of two Malaysians killed in the Algerian hostage crisis says it will help their families get compensation from the Algerian authorities.

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The family members of Chong Chung Ngen, who was killed in the Algerian hostage crisis, are seeking more details on how he had died.

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Keluarga Tan Ping Wee bercadang mahu menuntut ganti rugi daripada Kerajaan Algeria kerana kegagalan mereka menjaga keselamatan pekerja asing di negara itu.

Mayat 2 rakyat Malaysia yang terkorban dalam krisis tebusan kumpulan militan di Algeria selamat tiba di kompleks kargo KLIA di sini jam 8.30 malam ini.

The bodies of 2 Malaysians killed in the Algerian hostage crisis arrived at the cargo complex of KL International Airport at 8.30pm on Monday.

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The bodies were accompanied by Patrick Purait Awang, one of the Malaysian citizens who escaped unhurt during the incident.

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Kita kena tunggu beberapa urusan yang perlu diselesaikan di sana sebelum membawa mayat pulang dan sekiranya tiada masalah mayat akan tiba dalam masa 2 hari.

Mayat 2 rakyat Malaysia yang disahkan terbunuh semasa krisis tebusan di Algeria dijangka tiba di tanah air Isnin ini, kata Timbalan Menteri Luar.

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Kerajaan Malaysia merakamkan ucapan takziah dan simpati kepada keluarga mendiang.

The second Malaysian missing in the Algerian hostage crisis has been confirmed dead by Wisma Putra.

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The Foreign Ministry said in a statement today that Tan Ping Wee was identified by the forensic team through his dental records as well as confirmation of his tattoo by his family.

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Kedutaan Besar Malaysia di Algiers mengesahkan seorang lagi rakyat Malaysia yang dilaporkan hilang semasa krisis tebusan terbunuh.

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Both the ministry and the embassy had established lines of communication with other countries whose citizens were involved in the hostage-taking situation to get latest information.

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The ministry has deployed a senior diplomat to assist the embassy to expedite efforts in locating the missing Malaysian.

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Kerajaan Perak mengucapkan takziah kepada keluarga Chung Ngen dan turut berkongsi kesedihan bersama keluarganya.

"Kerajaan Malaysia merakamkan ucapan takziah kepada anggota keluarga mendiang,"kata Menteri Luar.

Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said the government was concerned over the lack of details from Algerian authorities in its efforts to locate the missing man, Tan Ping Wee.

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Lau Seek Chiang and Ravi Kuppusamy are expected to arrive in Malaysia tonight. Patrict Purait Awang has voluntarily decided to temporarily remain in Algiers to assist in searching for his colleague.

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Wisma Putra said in a statement that the Malaysian Embassy in Algeria was working closely with the employers of Chong Chung Ngen, JGC Construction Ptd Ltd, to bring Chong's body back to Malaysia.

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The ministry is working with the operator of the facility to fly the body of the man identified as Chong Chung Ngen back to Malaysia, it said in a statement.

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Seorang tebusan rakyat Malaysia dilaporkan terbunuh dalam drama tebusan di Algeria manakala nasib seorang lagi rakan senegara masih tidak diketahui, menurut jurucakap Kementerian Luar.

The Brigade said it would attempt further such attacks if there was no halt to Western military involvement in northern Mali.

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"We promise more operations in all the countries which have taken part in the crusade against Azawad if they do not review their decision," the "Signatories in Blood" group said.

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Sebanyak 37 tebusan asing maut dalam tragedi drama tebusan di Kompleks Minyak dan Gas di In Amenas, timur Algeria dengan beberapa lagi masih hilang termasuklah 2 rakyat Malaysia.

Malaysia is forging cooperation with American, British and Egyptian intelligence to find out about the fate of 2 more Malaysians in the hostage incident in eastern Algeria.

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Home Minister said that information on the situation was still unclear, forcing the government to turn to various sources.

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Malaysia menjalin kerjasama dengan 3 agensi perisikan di Amerika Syarikat, Britain dan Mesir untuk mengetahui keadaan 2 lagi rakyat negara ini, yang belum dikenali.

The death toll has risen to at least 48 hostages killed during a 4-day siege at a gas plant deep in the Sahara.

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Sementara itu, para pegawai Kedutaan Malaysia di Algiers telah berjumpa dengan 3 rakyat Malaysia yang menjadi tebusan dalam serangan itu dan dipindahkan ke ibu negara Algeria itu.

The Malaysian embassy in Algiers has recieved information that there is a worrying possibility that the fate of the other Malaysian is still unknown.

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“I fear that it may be revised upward,” Communications Minister told public Channel 3 radio of the number of dead a day after special forces stormed the remote desert facility.

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Kedutaan Malaysia akan bekerjasama rapat dengan pihak berkuasa Algeria dan JGC Construction Pte.Ltd bagi mendapat pengesahan tentang perkembangan terkini 2 rakyat Malaysia itu.

“Saya tidak boleh beri sebarang komen, tapi saya berharap suami saya masih hidup,” kata isteri salah seorang rakyat Malaysia yang menjadi tebusan kumpulan militan di In Amenas.

There is a worrying possibility that one of the 2 Malaysians who are still unaccounted for is dead whilst the fate of the other Malaysian is still unknown.

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Sources have named the 2 missing Malaysians who were caught in the hostage crisis as Chong Ngen Chung and Tan Ping Wee.

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Algerian troops ended a siege by Islamist militants at a gas plant in the Sahara desert where 23 hostages died, with a final assault which killed all the remaining hostage-takers.

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The Malaysian embassy in Algiers has recieved information that there is a possibility that one of the 2 Malaysians still unaccounted for in the hostage crisis is dead.

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Kedutaan Malaysia di Algeria mendapat maklumat tentang kemungkinan seorang daripada 2 rakyat Malaysia yang tidak dapat dikesan berikutan serangan kumpulan militan maut.

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Wisma Putra had informed Ravi's wife they had made arrangements for him to fly home last night. He is expected to arrive at the Penang International Airport this morning.

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Kedutaan Malaysia di Algeria sedang berusaha untuk membawa pulang 3 rakyat Malaysia dalam masa terdekat selepas mereka terselamat dalam insiden tebusan kumpulan militan pada Rabu lepas.

The Malaysian Embassy in Algeria is in the process of bringing back the 3 Malaysian citizens who were saved from a hostage incident at a gas facility complex in Amenas last week.

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The Foreign Ministry had contacted the three Malaysians, identified as Patrict Purait Awang, Lau Seek Chiang and Ravi Kuppusamy.

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The 3 Malaysians that have been identified are Mr Patrict Purait Awang, Mr Lau Seek Chiang and Mr Ravi Kuppusamy.

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"He told me not to call him but to communicate only through text messages. I texted him later, but he did not reply. I have not heard from him since," said K. Ravi's wife.

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"Bagaimanapun kami belum dapat memastikan nasib dua lagi rakyat Malaysia dan kami sentiasa menghubungi keluarga mangsa untuk menyampaikan perkembangan terkini," kata Kementerian Luar.

5 Malaysians were working at the gas facility complex in Amenas during the hostage incident, said the Malaysian Embassy in Algeria, of which 3 are currently safe.

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K.Ravi's wife said that he had called her from Algeria and told her that he was fine.

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Malaysians Ravi, 48, and Lau Seek Siang, 38, were among a group of 41 people held hostage at the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria since a terrorist attack on Wednesday.

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30 hostages and at least 11 Islamist militants were killed on Thursday when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant.

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The kidnappers told the Mauritanian news agency ANI they would “kill all the hostages if the Algerian forces succeed in entering the complex.”

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Malaysia amat bimbang terhadap insiden itu dan telah menghubungi anggota keluarga mangsa serta pejabat cawangan syarikat berpangkalan di Singapura.

Islamic militants have captured 41 foreign hostages at a natural gas complex in the Algerian desert. Some were killed in an Algerian military assault.

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"We are attempting to get confirmed information on the identity or intention of the people occupying the site," BP said.

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Wisma Putra mengesahkan 2 rakyat antara mereka yang dijadikan tebusan oleh militan di kompleks pengeluaran gas di Aligeria sejak semalam.

Wisma Putra said in a statement on Thursday that it was informed that the duo were employees at the gas facility when they were held captive by terrorists in the attack on Wednesday.

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“We have at the same time been trying to get more details from them on the two detained Malaysians as they are not registered with us,” a spokesperson for the embassy said.

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2 Malaysians working at the Amenas facility in southern Algeria were held hostage at the gas facility complex yesterday.

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The attackers had also demanded the release of 100 Islamists held in Algeria in exchange for their hostages, a worker at the gas field site told AFP.

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The extremists demanded the release of 100 Islamists held in Algeria in exchange for their hostages, a worker at the gas field site told AFP.

The French news channel said it had no way of knowing if the hostage was speaking under constraint from his captors.

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The Frenchman said hostages were being held in a booby-trapped building at the gas field in southern Algeria and that individual hostages had belts of explosives attached to them.

A French hostage had told a French news channel that he was being held along with English, Japanese, Filipino and Malaysian nationals.

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Rakyat Malaysia dipercayai antara 41 orang dijadikan tebusan di tapak pengeluaran minyak di Algeria, milik syarikat Britain, BP, semalam.

Malaysian nationals are among the hostages being held at a gas field in Algeria, French news channel France 24 reported.

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What began as a campaign of aerial assaults now appears to be expanding into a ground war, raising questions about France’s military capability and political will to defeat the Islamists.

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The Islamist threatened to exact revenge for France's dramatic intervention in Mali.

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France intervened in its former West African colony on January 11 at the request of the Mali government to halt the Islamists' push southward toward the capital, Bamako.

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A terrorist incident occurred in the town of Ain Amenas at an oil installation near the Algerian border with Libya.

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Al-Qaeda militants from Mali attacked a gas field run by British oil giant BP in southern Algeria on Wednesday, killing one person and kidnapping one French and four Japanese staff, officials said.

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